It was a nearly perfect start to Bob Iger's second tenure as Walt Disney's (NYSE: DIS) CEO. Disney is also serious about getting its overhead back in line. Despite reining in expenses, Iger will be asking Disney's board to reinstate its dividend -- gone since early 2020 -- by the end of this calendar year.
The Play-Doh maker has grappled with weakening demand over the past year amid a pullback in discretionary spending and tight inventory planning by mass retailers like Walmart and Target. However, efforts to clean up its inventory throughout 2023, along with cost efficiencies, helped its operating margin expand to 15.3%, from 1.8% last year. Revenue for the Wizards of the Coast and Digital Gaming segment grew 7% in the quarter, driven by the popularity of its "Baldur's Gate III" and "Monopoly Go!" games.
Germany's Cabinet on Wednesday approved a 4.57% rise in retirees' pensions from this summer, well above the current rate of inflation. Rises in German pensions are linked largely to wage developments. The increase will take effect on July 1, the first time since 2000 that pensions in Europe's biggest economy have risen by more than the annual inflation rate, which in March stood at 2.2%, German news agency dpa reported.
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Hasbro reported a smaller-than-expected drop in first-quarter sales and handily beat profit estimates on Wednesday, as leaner inventories and steady digital gaming revenue helped cushion a drag from softer demand for toys. The Play-Doh maker has grappled with weakening demand over the past year amid a pullback in discretionary spending and tight inventory planning by mass retailers like Walmart and Target. However, efforts to clean up its inventory throughout 2023, along with cost efficiencies, helped its operating margin expand to 15.3%, from 1.8% last year.
The telecom giant has been leaning on its 5G rollouts and plans that are usually cheaper than rivals such as Verizon to appeal to more budget-conscious consumers and drive growth in the competitive U.S. market. AT&T added 349,000 net monthly bill-paying wireless phone subscribers in the first quarter, flying past expectations of 286,800 additions, according to five analysts polled by FactSet.
The Washington star set school records in 2023 in a run to the national championship game. Here's why he'll be taken early in the 2024 NFL Draft.
Ram-raiders used a forklift truck to rip a cash machine out of a building society.
A second season of FX limited series 'Shōgun', which is based on James Clavell’s 1975 novel of the same name, may well be in the works. This is everything we know so far.
Two amputee Ukrainian soldiers, Heorhii Roshka and Oleksii Rudenko, took part in the London Marathon on Sunday.
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TV and radio stations face fines if they break impartiality rules in the general election campaign.
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A priest who oversaw a memorial for late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been suspended for three years by the head of the country’s Orthodox Church. Dmitry Safronov held a memorial service by Navalny’s grave in Moscow on March 26 to mark 40 days since the politician’s death, an important ritual within Russian Orthodox tradition. An order published Tuesday on the Moscow diocese website publicly demoted Safronov from his position as priest to that of a psalm-reader and stripped him of the right to give blessings or to wear a cassock for the next three years.
The animals, wearing saddles and bridles, were seen running in the road near Aldwych on Wednesday morning
Britain's Got Talent's Golden Buzzer act Sidney Christmas is favourite to win the show, according to the latest odds from bookies William Hill.
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A rally attempt is underway. Tesla and AI play Vertiv were big earnings winners. Meta and ServiceNow loom tonight.
European Union citizens will vote on June 6-9 in elections to choose 720 new members of the European Parliament (MEPs) for the next five years. The European Parliament is one of the three main EU institutions that run the 27-nation bloc. Along with EU governments, it decides on laws that govern common European policies and the EU market of almost 450 million people.
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